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The statue depicts Roosevelt on horseback, with a Native American man and an African man on foot on each side.

The statue depicts Roosevelt on horseback, with a Native American man and an African man on foot on each side. It originally intended to celebrate Roosevelt as a devoted conservationist and author of works on natural history. But today many see a racial hierarchy in its composition (©AMNH/D. Finnin).